New York: President Donald Trump Monday announced that his administration will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the US from other countries beginning next month. Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, said, “Beginning...
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) Monday announced 17 new initiatives that will be unrolled out during the Bihar Assembly polls, including compulsory webcasting and mobile phone-deposit facilities at all polling stations. At a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced the...
Paris: France's new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis and leaving French President Emmanuel Macron with few options. The French presidency said...
New Delhi: Acting swiftly, the Bar Council of India Monday ordered immediate suspension of advocate Rakesh Kishore for allegedly attempting to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai during court proceedings. The action of the apex bar body came hours after...
London: Four Indian nationals were killed in a road accident in southern Italy's Matera city, according to the Indian Embassy in Rome. The victims were in a seven-seater Renault Scenic with six other people, which collided with a truck in the municipality of Scanzano Jonico...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the Centre and Union Territory of Ladakh on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist's detention under the National Security Act, and seeking his immediate release. However, a bench...
Stockholm: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Dr Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser...
New Delhi: A lawyer allegedly tried to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court Monday, according to lawyers. The incident occurred when a Bench led by the CJI was hearing the mentioning of cases by lawyers....
Thrissur: Police Monday arrested a 61-year-old man after a partially charred body was found in a rented room at Chowannur in Kerala’s Thrissur district, with investigators linking the murder to a dispute over unnatural s*x. The arrested accused, Sunny of Chowannur, has a past criminal...
Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy Monday commissioned 'Androth', the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft during a ceremonial event at the Naval Dockyard here. According to the Navy, the induction of Androth will enhance its overall Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities, particularly for operations in coastal and...
Aakar Patel Some years ago, NITI Aayog said it would prepare a ‘single, informative dashboard for all the twenty-nine (later...
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By Dilip Cherian Sudhansh Pant’s abrupt move from Rajasthan’s highest babu kursi to a central posting has triggered an immediate...
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Eileen Mairena Cunningham When indigenous peoples are mentioned in the context of climate change, my mind immediately goes to images...
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David Miliband America’s role in international aid has been turned upside down since January, with institutions shuttered, policies upended, and...
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